Freelance Multiplatform Producer

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We develop, produce and market entertainment, news and information to a global market. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.

The NBC Local division is charged with creating valuable and engaging content across multiple platforms (broadcast, online, mobile, and emerging digital platforms) for local audiences in 12 NBC and 24 Telemundo markets and for 4 Regional Sports Networks. The local websites, mobile products and social media platforms cover essential local news, national news, entertainment and features of high audience interest. Our central digital news desk provides national news, assistance with local news, and product and technical guidance to the local markets, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated and creative multi-platform digital editor and reporter. This person will write, edit, publish and curate content of national interest for our NBC and Regional Sports Networks’ digital, social, broadcast and other platforms.

The multiplatform editor will work with a team of national producers as well as local digital teams. The ideal candidate is someone who possesses great people skills; can write clean, compelling and creative content; possess excellent news judgment; and is a self-starter who does well under pressure.

The editor must have excellent coaching and communication skills to build relationships in remote environments as this role must actively and consistently communicate with the digital teams at the local stations.

A writing test is part of the application process.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute original content daily of national importance to our markets’ websites.

• Curate national content to our sites from a variety of wire and content partner sources.

• Assist local editors covering major breaking news stories.

• Contribute to enterprise projects that support local news coverage.

• Look for opportunities to proactively build content for upcoming events and stories. Participate in broader strategic discussions.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Experience as an editor, writer or producer at a major news organization that creates content under tight deadlines.

• Must be willing to work nights and weekends.

• Experience working with an online publishing tool or content management system.

• Must be able to write on deadline with speed and accuracy using AP Style.

• Proven ability to successfully communicate with editors at different levels of experience and possess and a can-do mentality as unexpected challenges arise.

• Multimedia experience (video and photos), and familiarity with analytics and reporting tools are desirable.

• Must have the desire to work in a creative, demanding, competitive environment.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in journalism, political science or English.

• Willingness to follow very specific systems and workflow, while also exercising excellent judgment to know when additional measures are needed.

• Bilingual Spanish and English skills preferred